What are the differences between depression and grief/sadness?
Loss can understandably lead to feelings of sadness, but with grief these feelings are specific to the person or situation that has been lost, while depression tends to be persistent across all areas of life. Depression can evolve from unresolved or prolonged grief. Sadness is a normal emotion that all humans experience throughout life; it can be a symptom of depression but oftentimes it is a relatively short period of feeling down. Depression lasts at least two weeks and is accompanied by other symptoms like the ones described above.
Depression is more than "feeling down" or " feeling blue." When you’re depressed, you may find it hard to simply "let go" or "snap out of it." Depression is very common.
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September is Suicide Prevention Month – which aims to create hope through action by creating safe spaces for those struggling with the goal of preventing suicide all together. The issue is far reaching. Nearly 46,000 individuals died by suicide in 2020, and 46% of those people had a known mental health condition. Although mental health issues and illnesses, like depression, can lead to suicide, there are many reasons someone may decide to take their own life. However, most people believe that suicide can be prevented.
Mindfulness is an often-used term. But what does it mean, what are the benefits to your physical and mental health, and how can you practice being mindful?
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